tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post9042658072090247191..comments2024-03-17T10:11:46.952-04:00Comments on Film Experience Blog: Modern Maestros: Spike JonzeNATHANIEL Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-17769207569259487202010-05-07T10:59:22.728-04:002010-05-07T10:59:22.728-04:00For me, no one fuses character absurdity with plot...For me, no one fuses character absurdity with plot contrivances as marvelously or compellingly as Spike. <br /><br />I really hate growing to adore his revoltingly flawed protagonists. He films make me gnash my teeth with affection.vernininohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743454074504116461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-46914543568906914372010-05-06T23:49:04.726-04:002010-05-06T23:49:04.726-04:00I'm kind of saddened by how many people were d...I'm kind of saddened by how many people were disappointed by Where the Wild Things Are. I thought it was one of the most poignant, beautiful, and brilliant movies of 2009. I would argue that it's Jonze's most underrated film, but as you said, Robert, true to his aesthetic.Jason H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13602716894117436324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-6168914440736660402010-05-06T21:51:36.789-04:002010-05-06T21:51:36.789-04:00I remember reading about Adaptation online way bac...I remember reading about <i>Adaptation</i> online way back in 2002 and becoming a little obsessed with the premise. When it finally came out, my local cinema had decided not to get it and I was devastated.<br />However not long after this I went on a trip further north to visit some family and saw that it WAS still playing at their local.<br />I went and saw it in the middle of the day in an empty cinema... the film I was obsessed with became a film that was screening just for me... Bliss.Greg Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04319464740913592657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-88019351208047394532010-05-06T20:20:39.119-04:002010-05-06T20:20:39.119-04:00Is something amiss if I think all of his films are...Is something amiss if I think all of his films are (minor) masterpieces? Of the Kaufman films, I think ADAPTATION is the stronger of the two. I was surprised by how much of a humane character piece it was, but how it still had fun with that twist. Also, and with all due respect to Miranda Priestly, features Streep's best performance of the decade. Not too shabby if you ask me. <br /><br />WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE was my favorite film of 2009, and right up there for best of the decade. Sad, beautiful, weird, and really gets how scary and schizophrenic childhood can be. Lovely film that I think will only grown in esteem with time. <br /><br />-VALAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-75763752074507624212010-05-06T18:38:26.472-04:002010-05-06T18:38:26.472-04:00Synecdoche a mess? Yeah, it's not as clean, no...Synecdoche a mess? Yeah, it's not as clean, not as polished and certainly not as framed as all of his other film scripts, but I think we got the best possible movie out of Synecdoche because of it. If it was clean, if it was polished, if it was framed, it would have seemed even messier. The movie was supposed to be RAW. The "directorial" instinct, from Murnau, to The Archers to Kubrick to Gilliam and beyond is about avoiding "raw." And, well, Jonze hasn't shown that he's fighting that instinct.Volvagianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-26806590294281197712010-05-06T17:05:32.488-04:002010-05-06T17:05:32.488-04:00Nice piece Robert. I always thought Adaptation was...Nice piece Robert. I always thought Adaptation was a little underated if anything. Its such a difficult, crazy subject for a film and he makes it work. People say the ending lets it down but actually, if you think about it, its virtually impossible to end that screenplay.<br />Also think it shows how good a director Jonze is that he makes a great fist out of Kaufman's two scripts and Charlie K himself gets into a mess imo on Synecdoche, when he had no Spike to frame his vision.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06972060411143610979noreply@blogger.com